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Anthony Chabot R Gional Park Resource Analysis ANTHONY CHABOT R GIONAL PARK RESOURCE ANALYSIS ANTHONY CHABOT REGIONAL PARK RESOURCE ANALYSIS Adopted: November 2, 1982 Resolution No: 1982-11-272 Prepared by: East Bay Regional Park District 2950 Peralta Oaks Court Oakland, CA 94605 (510) 635-0135 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Ie INTRODUCTION A. Purpose and roll of the East Bay Regional Park District 1ft • 0& ... (!II " ... " 19 .. " €I • 0 (It /II " I!II II l1li *' .. " ... 1,1 e iii " ..... G ., fl e G ... 1 B. Master Plan Guidelines/Purpose of Document.e •• eo 2 C. Location and Park Description.. ••••• 2 Do Park Naming •• 0 " ......... eo •••••• 3 II. HI STORY .. $ lit! • $ II 0 ~ • 0 G e .. " • It 0 e _ lIII • ilI'o • 181 41 • III " • OJ ., III I/') *' • CI •••• $ Q \III .a. $ • ., I) 0 " l1li l1li 6 III. EXISTING DEVELOPMENT A. Access and Circulation .•• 9 B. Recreational Facilities •• 9 c. Service Facilities •••• 11 D. Utili ties ••.••••••. 0 •• 11 E. Ownership, Easements and Other Legal Agreements •••• 12 F. Adjacent Land Use •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••. o ••• 12 IV. NATURAL RESOURCES Topography and Visual Quality. 13 Hydrology ••••••••••• 13 Geology and Soils. 15 Climate •.••••.•••• 16 Vegetation." " 16 Wildlife ••••• 20 v. NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLANo ••••••••.••••••• ~ .•• o •••• 23 VI. SUMMARY AND CONCLUS IONS ..... 0 ...... 0 •••••••••••••••••• c .. • • • .. .. • 30 VII. REPORT PREPARATION ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 31 VIII. REFERENCES ... eo •• OCIIIII •••••• " •• 00 ••••••••• c •••••••• eo .... iII.oa.i11 32 IX. APPENDICES A. List of Plants •• 34 B. List of Animals. 46 i i FOLLOWS PAGE 1. Loca tion Map,. ..... "" $ 1$11 II 181 .. a e lID ... " • CSi G 61 ..... 1/1 (\II fill • " • 0 '" " 0: 0 • 0 ill " 2 2 • Major Features Naming •••••••••.••••• 0 •••••• 0 •••••• 4 3. Existing Development and Circulation •• oo ••••••••••• 9 4. Geology .• 15 5 Q Ve get a t ion o!lI II &I 0 e III 'lI' • 0 • 10 .. .. 1\11 • " " " • ... • G e II) III qt ~ ., (II .. fit Ii G 0 0 .. • I» .. $ 0 1 7 iii I. INTRODUCTION Cycling Lake View Trail I AQ PURPOSE AND ROLE OF THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT The East Bay Regional Park District (referred to as "EBRPD u or the U "District ) is a State mandated special park district for the area of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. Its headquarters are located in Oakland, Californiao EBRPD MASTER PLAN Purpose and Role of EBRPD PURPOSE The East Bay Regional Park District shall acquire, develop and operate regional parklands in perpetuity for public use and shall conserve these lands for the purpose of making the outdoor environment available for the enj oyment and education of the general public. ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY The East Bay Regional Park District will thus become a major participant in improving the quality of life for Alameda and Contra Costa County residents. ROLE POLICY AND OBJECTIVES The Board of Directors 5 in order to provide direction for fulfilling the Distric.t' s proper role in the community, establishes the obj ec.tives listed below as those necessary to accomplish the District's purpose. These obj ectives are intended to provide the public, the Board of Directors and staff of the District, other governmental agencies and the private sector with a clear statement which will be used to guide the District in implementing this Master Plan: 1. To provide a diversified land and water system of regional recreation areas, wilderness, preserves, trails and shorelines and parkland-related services which will provide District residents with opportunities for creative use of outdoor time. 1 2. To acquire, preserve and interpret examples of the natural environment, biologic, geologic, scenic, and outdoor resources which exist wi thin the boundaries District. 3. To cooperate with other public agencies in the acquisition, preservation and management of non-park open space lands. 4. To emphasize balance of both environmental concerns and regional recreation opportunities within the system of parklands operated by the District. 50 To effectively conserve energy by dispersed location of parklands close to the people throughout the District by reasoned management of energy resources available to the District; and by cooperating with other public and private entities in joint efforts to conserve diminishing energy resources. (Page 7)e B. MASTER PLAN GUIDELINES/PURPOSE OF DOCUMENT 1. The Resource Analysis is a part of the planning process required by the East Bay Regional Park District Master Plan (adopted 1973, revised 1980), the maj or policy document of the District. The purpose of the Resource Analysis is to identify features of the parkland which have significant resource value and to provide a tentative plan for vegetation and wildlife management. After the adoption of the Resource Analysis, a Land Use Development Plan and Environmental Impact Report (LUDP/EIR) will be prepared. c. LOCATION AND PARK DESCRIPTION Anthony Chabot Regional Park ,(ACRP) is a 4, 600-acre parkland located in the hills, east of Oakland and San Leandro, and north of Castro Valley Fig. 1). Residential areas bound ACRP to the south and west ~ undeveloped watershed lands border it on the east, and Redwood Regional Park borders it on the north. The park is primarily open space with grass covered valleys and west-facing hillsideso There is a dense brush and woodland cover in the canyons and moist (east-facing) slopes. Tracts of eucalyptus trees, planted in the early 1900' s, cover parts of the southern end of the Major features are Grass Valley, Ridge and Chabot Ridge, and Lake Chabot. The park is part of a major open space area extending east to the Danville-San Ramon area, south to Highway 580 and north to the Moraga-Lafayette area, encompassing about 70 square-miles. 2 Fig. 1 I I I (_ ...... uPaP9':. SA.N~ ~ot~ I ,, EBlY..UD\ I I ,\ I Fig. 1 LOCATION MAP Q , f.' '. tlilWi!i!ii11111r!lUIDm ....•"!ldll IIMl I!"13 i d- Access to the park from the west is via Blvd., from the southwest via. Lake Chabot Road, and on the east via Redwood Road. Recreation facilities in the park include the Willow Park Public Golf Course, the Anthony Chabot Family Campground, an equestrian center, anarchery range, a marksmanship range, a motorcycle area, several overnight group camps and the Lake Chabot Marina. The latter is a developed recreation area with marina complex, boat rental, a sightseeing launch, and piers (with access for the handicapped). Associated with the marina are family and group picnic facilities (including an area for the handicapped), turf meadows, horseshoe pits and an exercise course. Another major recreational activity at ACRP is the use of the extensive trail system hikers, joggers, equestrians and bicyclists. There are 37.5 miles of unpaved service roads, and about 6 miles of paved paths, including the 465-mile Lakeside trail at the marina and the 1 ~5-mile road serving Lost and Hawk Ridge group camps. One trail through the length of the park is designated as the East Bay Skyline National Recreation Trail; it connects the to Red'.70od Park and other EBRPD parklands to the north. East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) trails connect ACRP to the Las Trampas Regional Wilderness. Several miles of narrower, non-vehicular hiking/equestrian trails are located in Grass Canyon and on the northeast shore of Lake Chabot. D • P ARK NAMING When first acquired in 1952, the was known as Grass Valley Regional Recreation Area. In 1965, the area immediately around Lake Chabot was by the Park District under a lease agreement with EBMUD. After considerable discussion of the matter, the Park District Board of Directors voted to combine the two properties into a park. It was named Anthony Chabot Regional Park (ACRP), in honor of Anthony Chabot, California pioneer, developer of California's hydraulic mining industry, and builder of the first public water systems in San Francisco and Oakland, including Lake Temescal and Lake Chabot. Only a few features in ACRP have existing names$ In order to facilftate discussion and identify landmarks, the following existing and proposed names are applied to features in the park (See • 2). Alder Point: A point of land on the westerly shore of Lake Chabot. Bass Cove: The northeasterly bay of Lake Chabot. Bird Canyon: A canyon on the north side of Natural Dam. Bart Meadow: Group camping area, a former ranch site noted for large eucalyptus trees and named in honor of Alameda County Supervisor Joseph Bart (formerly known as Big Trees Camp)o 3 Chabot "City" Park: A small park operated by the City of San Leandro and called Chabot Park. Chabot Dam: The dam which forms Lake Chabot 9 named in honor of its designer Anthony Chabot. Chabot Ridge:* The along the easterly side of Grass Valley. Cottontail Canyon:* A canyon on the west side of Chabot Ridge. Cow Hollow:* A grazing pasture located east of Red't<70od Road in the southeastern portion of the Park. * A canyon on the west side of Chabot Ridge. Grass Canyon:* The canyon area of Grass Valley between Stonebridge and Lake Chabot. Grass Valley: The main valley area of the park northwest of Stonebridge. Grass Valley Creek: The creek Grass Valley and Grass Canyon. Half Moon Bay: A bay in the central portion of the northeasterly shoreline of Lake Chabot~ Heron/Egret Rookery:* A peninsula Bass Cove and Half Moon Bay on the northeasterly shoreline of Lake Chabot; named because of the great blue heron and great egret breeding areas on the tops of the eucalyptus trees there. Hidden Canyon: A canyon on the west side of Chabot Ridge. Honker Bay: The southeasterly bay of Lake Chabot. Las Cumbres Ridge: A ridge forming the north shore of Lake Chabot. Live Oak Island: An island in the west-central portion of Lake ChabotQ A ridge on the west side of Chabot Ridge.
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